Weight-Loss Help me make a meal plan?

Weight-Loss

KNG

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Hi guys...I hate to ask this, but I need help figuring out what to eat. I'm just too slow when it comes to this stuff. Here's some basic info about me: My name is Katie. I'm female, 20 years old, 5'3" and around 125 lbs. This might seem like a "good" weight but I have a high % of BF. My calipers are at school so I won't have access to them for another week.

For exercise, I plan on doing fasted AM cardio 5 days a week for 30 mins, and lifting 3 days a week for 30-45 minutes in the afternoon.

Based on this, I decided I would need to consume 1500 calories a day for fat loss. I will be eating 5 meals a day, with my biggest meal being breakfast and the smallest being dinner.

So basically, I just need someone to tell me what to eat for each meal. I'm a picky eater and I don't like fish and vegetables, but I'm willing to try new things and "force" myself to eat them.

BREAKFAST
Calories: 350
Carbs (g): 43.75
Protein (g): 26.25
Fat (g): 7.7

MEALS 2-4
Calories: 300
Carbs (g): 37.4
Protein (g): 22.4
Fat (g): 6.6

DINNER
Calories: 250
Carbs (g): 31.25
Protein (g): 18.75
Fat (g): 5.5
 
I eat egg beaters with fat free cheese + a low fat meat (chicken, imitation crab, shrimp, fat free hot dog) for breakfast.

Fat free cottage cheese + fresh fruit snack

low fat meat (chicken or fish) as a low fat sandwhich or with a salad (fat free dressing) and a healthy soup. Sometimes this is accomplished at Subway or Wendy's. You can get healthy meals at both.

fat free fruit yogurt snack

low fat meat + steamed veggies + baked sweet potato


This is just an example of a meal plan I make daily. It can be mixed up and you can eat a variety of things. This usually results for me in a 1500 calorie day with 35-40% cals from protein, 10-15% from fat, and 50% from carbs with over 50% carbs complex.
 
I've read that "fasted cardio" in the morning is ok, but I'd say that it's more important to eat within an hour of waking. There's too much evidence to say otherwise. I usually go with eggs and bacon, or oatmeal, depending on time.
Also, if you're lifting weights, you're probably not going to want to restrict calories too much, e.g. 1,500 cals. I can't understand how you would think a "meal" could only be 250 calories, but to me that seems ludicrous. I think it's important to realize that the most important thing you can do is to listen to your body, and if you're so hungry that you need to eat 5 times a day, you're probably not eating enough.
I know that doesn't really answer your question specifically, but I'd say your fundamentals are out of whack.

Also, 5'3", 125 isn't too bad, and shows that you're not out of control with your diet in the first place. You could probably just focus on the exercise and you'd get to where you want.
 
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